Photos: Activists Hold Candlelight Vigil Outsite Kerala State House

Hindu activists participate in a candlelight vigil outside Kerala State house in New Delhi. They were protesting against Kerala government supporting women devotees entering the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple in Kerala. The Sabarimala temple in the southern state of Kerala has become a major battleground between Hindu radicals and gender activists.

Hindu activists participate in a candlelight vigil outside Kerala State house in New Delhi. They were protesting against Kerala government supporting women devotees entering the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple in Kerala. The Sabarimala temple in the southern state of Kerala has become a major battleground between Hindu radicals and gender activists.

Hindu activists participate in a candlelight vigil outside Kerala State house in New Delhi. They were protesting against Kerala government supporting women devotees entering the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple in Kerala. The Sabarimala temple in the southern state of Kerala has become a major battleground between Hindu radicals and gender activists.

Hindu activists participate in a candlelight vigil outside Kerala State house in New Delhi. They were protesting against Kerala government supporting women devotees entering the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple in Kerala. The Sabarimala temple in the southern state of Kerala has become a major battleground between Hindu radicals and gender activists.

Hindu activists participate in a candlelight vigil outside Kerala State house in New Delhi. They were protesting against Kerala government supporting women devotees entering the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple in Kerala. The Sabarimala temple in the southern state of Kerala has become a major battleground between Hindu radicals and gender activists.

Hindu activists participate in a candlelight vigil outside Kerala State house in New Delhi. They were protesting against Kerala government supporting women devotees entering the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple in Kerala. The Sabarimala temple in the southern state of Kerala has become a major battleground between Hindu radicals and gender activists.

Hindu activists participate in a candlelight vigil outside Kerala State house in New Delhi. They were protesting against Kerala government supporting women devotees entering the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple in Kerala. The Sabarimala temple in the southern state of Kerala has become a major battleground between Hindu radicals and gender activists.

Hindu activists participate in a candlelight vigil outside Kerala State house in New Delhi. They were protesting against Kerala government supporting women devotees entering the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple in Kerala. The Sabarimala temple in the southern state of Kerala has become a major battleground between Hindu radicals and gender activists.

Hindu activists participate in a candlelight vigil outside Kerala State house in New Delhi. They were protesting against Kerala government supporting women devotees entering the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple in Kerala. The Sabarimala temple in the southern state of Kerala has become a major battleground between Hindu radicals and gender activists.

Hindu activists participate in a candlelight vigil outside Kerala State house in New Delhi. They were protesting against Kerala government supporting women devotees entering the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple in Kerala. The Sabarimala temple in the southern state of Kerala has become a major battleground between Hindu radicals and gender activists.